Sakura rollfilm holder
The Sakura rollfilm holder (さくらロールフィルムホルダー) is a Japanese accessory released in 1936 by Konishiroku, and made by its manufacturing branch Rokuoh-sha.[1]
 
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| Sakura rollfilm holder on a 6.5×9cm Lily. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
The device can be attached on daimeishi-size (6.5×9cm) plate cameras, and takes eight 6×9cm pictures on 120 film. It has an advance knob on the side and a red window on the back. The name ROKUOHSHA is embossed in the leather covering, at the bottom of the back.
 
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| Sakura rollfilm holder. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
Variations are known in the shape of the advance knob and in the orientation of the red window cover (either horizontal or vertical).[2] The advance knob normally has lines indicating the frame number, allowing to advance the film without using the red window.
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| Announcement of the Sakura rollfilm holder in Asahi Camera July 1936. (Image rights) |
The device was briefly featured in the July 1936 issue of Asahi Camera, where it is described along with another rollfilm holder, merely called Roll Holder A, B or C, sold by an unspecified distributor.[1] In this document, the price of the Sakura rollfilm holder is quoted as ¥4.50.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Column in Asahi Camera July 1936, p.249.
- ↑ Examples pictured in this article, in this page at Neco's Collection, and observed in an online auction.
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera July 1936. "Foto nōto" (フォトノート, Photo note). P.249.
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